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2023-05-17 00:14:51 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 58315A371465429D1F19A86FB136556057E1E88CD64150D6194D39356970AEAA
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Original Note:
"Assault weapon" is a politically adopted term by politicians uneducated on current gun laws. The term was initially coined to describe fully automatic weapons, which have been federally banned since 1986 https://giffords.org/lawcenter/gun-laws/policy-areas/hardware-ammunition/machine-guns-50-caliber/#:~:text=On%20May%2019%2C%201986%2C%20as,with%20two%20exceptions%2C%20described%20below.
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